| Budapest (1952) |
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In the year following the death of Geza Maroczy a memorial chess tournament was held in the city of Budapest. The Hungarian chess association with the assistance of Viacheslav Ragozin and Arpad Vajda organized the round robin event that began on March 3, 1952, which would have been Maroczy's 82nd birthday. Eight grandmasters, eight international masters, and two national masters participated. Five of the Soviet Union's strongest grandmasters, including the world champion, attended. They were Mikhail Botvinnik, Efim Geller, Paul Keres, Tigran Petrosian, and Vasily Smyslov. The other three grandmasters to attend were Swedish grandmaster Gideon Ståhlberg, and Hungarian champions Laszlo Szabo and Gedeon Barcza. Hungary was also represented by international masters Pal Benkö, Erno Gereben, and Jozsef Szily. Harry Golombek participated on behalf of England, Alberic O'Kelly de Galway participated represented Belgium, and Hans Platz participated on behalf of East Germany. Bogdan Silwa traveled from Poland, Octavio Troianescu from Romania, and Cenek Kottnauer from Czechoslovakia. Herman Pilnik, the only player to participate from the Americas, traveled from Argentina. Additional information on the event can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/2008072... The event was one of the stronger post-war tournaments to be held, as well as an indication of the Soviet Union's chess might in international events. Four of the five Soviet participants finished in the top five, with Paul Keres taking clear first. It was a brutal month of chess, with few draws, due in part to the uneven playing strengths of the participants. Not many players escaped with less than three losses, including such heavyweights as Smyslov and Petrosian. A fine tournament to commemorate one of the turn of the century's most dynamic chess masters. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
1 Keres * 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 12½
2 Geller 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 12
=3 Botvinnik ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 11
=3 Smyslov 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 11
=3 Ståhlberg ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 11
6 Szabo 1 0 ½ ½ 1 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 10½
=7 Petrosian 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 9½
=7 Pilnik 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 9½
9 O'Kelly 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 9
10 Benkö ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 8½
=11 Barcza 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 8
=11 Szily 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 0 1 1 8
=13 Golombek ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 7
=13 Kottnauer ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 0 1 1 0 7
15 Gereben 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 1 6
16 Troianescu 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 * ½ 1 5½
17 Sliwa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * 1 5
18 Platz 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 2
Original collection: Game Collection: Budapest 1952, by User: suenteus po 147.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Sliwa vs Botvinnik |
  | 0-1 | 62 | 1952 | Budapest | B20 Sicilian |
| 2. Geller vs O Troianescu |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1952 | Budapest | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 3. Keres vs H Platz |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1952 | Budapest | E03 Catalan, Open |
| 4. Petrosian vs Smyslov |
| ½-½ | 21 | 1952 | Budapest | A22 English |
| 5. Szabo vs Benko |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1952 | Budapest | E90 King's Indian |
| 6. E Gereben vs J Szily |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1952 | Budapest | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 7. Golombek vs O'Kelly |
| 0-1 | 58 | 1952 | Budapest | D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch |
| 8. Pilnik vs Barcza |
| 0-1 | 57 | 1952 | Budapest | B32 Sicilian |
| 9. Stahlberg vs C Kottnauer |
| 1-0 | 28 | 1952 | Budapest | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 10. Botvinnik vs Geller |
| 0-1 | 47 | 1952 | Budapest | E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 |
| 11. Petrosian vs Keres |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1952 | Budapest | E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 |
| 12. Smyslov vs J Szily |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1952 | Budapest | A13 English |
| 13. C Kottnauer vs Szabo |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1952 | Budapest | D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 |
| 14. Barcza vs Sliwa |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1952 | Budapest | C45 Scotch Game |
| 15. Benko vs E Gereben |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1952 | Budapest | A15 English |
| 16. O'Kelly vs Stahlberg |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1952 | Budapest | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 17. H Platz vs Pilnik |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1952 | Budapest | C02 French, Advance |
| 18. O Troianescu vs Golombek |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1952 | Budapest | B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 |
| 19. Golombek vs Botvinnik |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1952 | Budapest | A21 English |
| 20. Geller vs Barcza |
| 1-0 | 53 | 1952 | Budapest | D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 21. Keres vs Smyslov |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1952 | Budapest | D28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 22. Szabo vs O'Kelly |
| ½-½ | 28 | 1952 | Budapest | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
| 23. Sliwa vs H Platz |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1952 | Budapest | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 24. Pilnik vs Petrosian |
| 1-0 | 50 | 1952 | Budapest | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. E Gereben vs C Kottnauer |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1952 | Budapest | B56 Sicilian |
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